The importance of relations

We believe in the power of dialogue and good relations. After all, a culture of respect is in Eni’s DNA. “The oil is theirs,” Enrico Mattei was fond of saying, referring to the direct involvement of producer countries in the management of oil resources – and this idea remains a cornerstone for Eni today. We are committed to building relationships founded on fairness and transparency with all those who work for and with us. Strengthening trust enables us to pursue concrete, shared objectives for sustainable development. Eni seeks to encourage dialogue and foster conditions that allow enduring stakeholder co-operation to flourish.

The principles of relations with stakeholders

Over its 60-year history, Eni has never ceased in the appraisal of its exploration, production and marketing activities around the world. The company attaches great importance to the management of relationships with shareholders, suppliers, local associations and institutions, customers, consumers and the international community. We communicate with our stakeholders by:

• involving them in all phases of our activities
• promoting and sharing common principles
• sharing information.

The company aims to create, preserve and improve relations with its partners through in-house communication, media activity and social channels.

Managing relationships with local communities

Eni is active in 63 countries around the world and wherever it operates it applies the same model of co-operation and development integrated with the needs of the country, building solid relationships and sharing development objectives with institutions and local communities. The company prides itself on promoting culture and the principles of sustainable development, encouraging joint research initiatives with prestigious universities and a number of international networks. One that deserves to be highlighted is the collaboration with the Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation, considered a world centre of excellence in the study of environmental, energy and economic issues. This not-for-profit institution, founded in 1990, carries out research in the fields of sustainable development and global governance.

People, issues, action

Eni has set up special units for managing different categories of stakeholders and adopted specific ways of involving them in subjects of common interest.